Book Club (1)

Hi Book Clubbers,

This is going to be fun!!!

We are starting 2024 off the right way.    Our book club will focus on medical nonfiction books like doctor memoirs & history of scientific discoveries.  We will kick off with the story of the mother of biomedical research, Henrietta Lacks.

Our first book will be: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - by Rebecca Skloot

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